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The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, is expected in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, any moment from now, The Newsmen exclusively learnt Yesterday. This follows the expiration of 21 days of mourning for the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The Newsmen reports that Oba Olakulehin, who celebrated his 90th birthday on Saturday, June 5, 2025, joined […]
President Bola Tinubu will attend the eighth-day prayer for the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on Sunday. This was contained in a statement by the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday. According to the statement, Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday to attend the ceremony. READ ALSO: TINUBU […]
The Ogun State Government has formally constituted a State Burial Committee for the late Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, and was laid to rest the following day at the Ogbagba Court, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode, at exactly 4:00 p.m. According to a statement […]
The next Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland must be ready to uphold the highly revered traditions of Ijebu, the Fusengbuwa ruling house, which is next to produce the monarch, has said. The head of the ruling house, Adedokun Ajidagba, disclosed this on Thursday, during the beating of Gbedu drums, a significant cultural tradition that […]
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has described the burial process of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a freedom for the Yoruba traditional institution and a step towards restoring its sanctity. Oba Akanbi expressed satisfaction with the burial rites adopted in honouring the late Awujale, stating that he was not […]
Sympathisers have thronged the Igbeba, Ijebu Ode private residence of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Siriku Kayode Adetona, following the monarch’s death in the early hours of the day. Reporters from Eagle 102.5 FM, who are on ground report that, the gates of the residence were left open, allowing mourners and […]
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has announced the burial arrangements for Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away Yesterday, July 13, 2025, in a hospital in London. At a press briefing Today, the Katsina governor said following consultations with the late president’s family and close associates in London, it has been agreed that the […]
The Chairman of Ijebu Ode Local Government, Dare Alebiosu, on Monday ordered the temporary closure of three major markets of Ita Ale, Ita Osu, and Oke Aje, as a mark of respect to the departed 91-year-old Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona. Alebiosu said that the closure of the market […]
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